Goggle frame and method of making the same



July 2, 1935. c. J. HAAG GOGGLE FRAME AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEFiled April 6, 1935 ATTORNEY.

Patented July 2, 1935 ooeemr FRAME AND METHOD OF I a M Q ne THES'SAME Vz t f a Charles J. Baag; Carlstadt, Jtassighdr to 7,; ColumbiaProtektosite Qd, Ii'icorporated;"Carl-i M 7 V 7' 1 Application n ri6,19e5,"seri mo. 14,996 v t c. I ia s. (Onea -'42) ('34 This inventionrelates to articles of jmanufac- Fig. 2 is airagmentary top plan view ofthe i??? iuchl fg oiggleffijames or similar devices andtojmethods'ofmakingthesamei' One object of the invention isto provide ade- 5 vice of the character described having lew and simple parts; andwhich is inexpensive, durable,

'even article retaining flanges. I

,;5 'iknqthe" 'objeet of the inventionis the provision of pins or"tongues on'a goggle-lens frame which shall bgareceived between, andproject away'from each other "through perioratio'ns in the flanges of"a"ri gidjnosepiece so as t'o be conveniently bent "ever" on dama es athe outside-'oftlie "-no'se piece, which tongues shall be received insaid perforations vvithoiitf bending or forcing the tonguesthereinto;but rather by suitable maniputhe invention is to constructframe] ngintegral tongue means "pie'c onn'ecti'dn and tli'e'framecontinuously unifo mly engage the n ee iqne gi f" 7 I 7/ I 'j ec'tis to'provide improved features as joll ows Tongue ioifrnihg;cutc'n'its the Iflange 7 portions at which are 'eenfor5d by'theflens'; hat wistedintegral ongues rnrbrcmgi enfconcea led by the tongues" and nose ece;tongues -"directbonnectedfto the main fi'ameseetions.

v Further objects of the invention v to provide improved methods forrealizing the foregoingobjects of the improvernent in the structure, the

5 steps described being'flsubject tomodificatfion, va- 1 'tionandsubstitution'by equivalent' steps; Other objects and advantages of theinvention become apparent as tlie'specification 'pr'oa 1 :55}! qfxj 1ththe aforesaid 'objects inyiew, the-"invennjconsist siin"the-novelcombinations and arji r gemelntsof partshereinafter ribed'intheirpreferred embodirnentslpointe' v thesubdolair'nsfandillustrated iheann'exed "dravvingywherein'lik artsaredesigriated by' the the'seve'ral,re erencec connecting ma a wof'a modification of theinventionw 1 v 1Fig.-'1 1"-is a fragmentary top'plan view "temple a 1 *The advantages ofthe invention as her I g with the mwpreceg-mme s etiveen and rem-eaexemplification of the inventiom Fig: is an ed fragmentary set ioiim 1Fig- 4 is afragme'nta'ry enlarged isometric 5 of parts 1 of the 'devicedisconnected but/cone formed frame portion accordingwto a' slightlymodified construction. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary View invrear eleva tionFigrTis-a; fragmentary view in rear elevation ofanothermodification'ofthe inventions: a a

" Fig-'8 'is an enlarged fragmentary isornetric view on portion of thesameincourse ofimanu- 'faetures --Fig. 9 is a. fragmentary in edgfl eevation go of another modification of the -inventiontin its a;

' =10 is aviwiin rear elevation of com pleted article,-with partsinsection. 2-1- fill 2s invention showing aching ea I the meansior att Qlined are-ibestrealized whenall ofits features and instrumentalitiesarecombinedin one\and the 'salne structure-but, useful devicesmay-r-bewuproduced embodying less than the whole. :5; n

will be obvious to thoseskilled in the art to which 'theinventionappertains, that thesame may beincorp'orated-inseveraldifferentcon- 's-tr'uctions; The accompanyingdrawing, therefore, issubmitted merely asshowing thezipre- Referr-mg m detailto the drawing,

is? enotes adevice embodying theginvent'ion andrwhic h 40 may consist ofa "frame including one or mora framesections such: as [6 anda part suehas '11 to b'e' connected toone or=bothof theframe sections; A novelmeans'is employed for-connecting a'framesection with the'part'referredto. The utility andadvantage 0f the invention and'the method for itsmanufactureis wellexemplified i'n a; goggle frame. +Thusl thevframesection is split'as at late afiord outward extendfiiig projections orflattened earsZO adaptedsto be received in a sheet metal clip 2| forpivotally attaching a temple 22 as by a pin 23 passing through ears 29and holes in the clip flanges and ahole in the temple. The temple isreceived between the ears 29, and the latter afford a degree ofresilience to frictionally engage the temple. The clip'2l has apair ofupper and lower flanges 24 between which the ears are received, and anend closure flange 24a bent at a line 26. A feature of the constructionis that the flanges 24 have alined recesses 25 to receive the adjacentportions of the frame Hi to prevent rotation of the clip about-the pin23 and maintain the ears 20 taut by exerting a stretching action, ifdesired between the pin 23 and the frame at the recesses 25. Ifpreferred, the pin 23 may be a headed screw threaded into one of theflanges 24 to draw the flanges together to clamp the ears 20 andthetemple therebetween.

' The part I! may constitute any suitable bridge or nose piece, whichmay consist of relatively stiff sheet metal and may include the noserest 21 as an integral part thereof. Specifically, the nose piece maycomprise afront panel or plate 28 and top andbottom parallel flanges 29,30, from the latter of which the nose rest may extend in "m upwardly andinwardly curved manner, with side recesses provided at 31 and laterallyextending noseseating wings 32. .The nose piece I! in effectconstitutesa one piece channel element,

in the flanges of which are spaced holes 33 alined in the upper andlower flanges.

Cut, pressed, or struck out from the back 34 e of each channel sectionI6 are one or more elongated tor'igues' or pins 35 affording shanksthatextend outward in the same general direction toward' th e 'nose piece.

These tongues -35 result in the formation of openings or slots 36longitu- -dinalof the channels 16, and the arrangement is such thatsaidopenings 36 .lie between the tongues 35 to be concealedbetweenthetongues and nose piece IT. The width of a tongue 35 is substantiallyequalto the width of the back of the channeLbut the side flanges 31 ofthe latter are continuous and unbroken at the openings 36 ment for theflanges 37, the openings 36 are preferably discontinuous or spaced from.each other, as by an intermediatestrap or portion38 of the back 34 ofthe channel.

Since thetongues35 are relatively pliable, they are not only enteredintocorresponding holes 33 1 but bent over on flanges 29, 39 fora secureinterlock. To facilitatesuch interlocking, the

tongues have bent end portions 39 that extend away fromeach other,whereby the ends 39 can be bent over on the flanges 29, 39 on theoutside of the nose piece. Thus the tongues 35 constitute preformed L orhook shaped elements.

To facilitate entry of the tongues 35 between the flanges29, 39, withoutmanipulating the hook ends 39, the frame I6 is contracted as shown at49, as by spreading apart the flanges 3 atthe openin'gs 36. Now thehookends 39 can be received between the flanges 29, 39, alined with theholes 33. Upon restoring the frame to initial condition, jas'by removingthe deformations or bulges 40, by pressing the same inward to, increasethe spacing between the tongues to that which initially obtained,thereby the book ends engage in and project from the holes 33, and canbe readily bent over as shown at 4 I. The lens l8 may now be insertedinto the frame member Hi, the temple clip and pin applied, and thegoggle is complete, with the lenses re-enforcing and tensioninglystiffening the frames at the cut outs.

It will be understood that the strap 38 may be eliminated if the tongues35 are closely spaced, but ought to be used if relatively widely spacedto prevent the edge of the lens from projecting into the opening betweenthe tongue, resulting in looseness of the lens and possible breakagethereof. The wide spacing is desirable to afford rigidity at the nosepiece.

The ends 42 of the flanges 29, 30 may be close to the backs 34 of thechannels to limit relative swing between the sections [6 and the nosepiece.

According to Fig. 5, hooked pins 350 are soldered to the back of ,thechannel frame and the latter deformed and restored to normal with theaid of an opening in the back especially provided for that purpose, allaccording to the method hereinbefore described.

In Fig. 6 is shown a modification of the invention which is differentfrom that hereinabove described only in that the tongues 35a hook inwardinto the nose piece, and hence the step of forming and eliminating thedeformations 40 need not be practised. However, it is more diflicult tobend the tongue ends 39a.

In Fig. 7 is shown a modification which is like the device I except thatthe tongues 35b are formed with end ears 43, to receive pins 44 thatpass-therethrough and th holes 33 of the nose piece.

In Figs. 9 and is shown a modification wherein a plurality of tongueportions 45 are formed on a tongue means 46 struck from the back of thechannel, and so as to leave a projection 41, if desired, in the plane ofsaid back to support an edge of the lens. The tongue means 46 is thusflexible and can be laterally deformed with the flanges 31 as shown at40 in Figt 4; or a. flange 29 can be bent up and then down to cause thealined pin or tongue portions 45 to engage holes 33. The portions 45need not be bent over, since the tongue means acts as a spacer andreenforcement therefor. The tongue means 46 also reenforces the flange31b from which it extends at any desired acute angle or at a rightangle.

It will be appreciated that various changes and modifications may bemade in the device as shown in the drawing, and that the same issubmitted in an illustrative and not in a limiting sense, the

a scope of the invention being defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. In a goggle, a one piece channel frame of pliable sheet material forreceiving a lens, the back of said channel frame having an openingbetween the flanges of the channel frame, attachment elements spacedlongitudinally of the channel frame and being individually connected tosaid back at the ends of said opening and having shanks projectingoutwardly from the channel frame, said attachment elements having endsprojecting in opposite directions at an angle to said shanks and alongthe-plane of the channel frame, and

said flanges being continuous and adapted to be deformed toward and awayfrom each other at said opening to vary the spacing between theattachment elements to permit said ends of the elements to be engagedin-flxedly spaced holes;

2. In a goggle, a one piece channel frame of *toward the frame element.

' element having cut outs afiording flat elongated tongues with thetongues integrally connected to said back at ends of the cut outs, saidcut outs being confined substantially between the flanges of theichannelframe and said flanges being contlnuous at said cut outs, said cut outsbeing spaced to provide an intermediate portion integrallyinterconnecting the flanges at the cutouts, said i tongues beingflatwise outwardly bent at an angle to said back, a nose piece havingrigid spaced flange portions insubstantial end abutment with the back ofthe channel element, said flange portions having" alined perforations,said tongues having their end portions bent flatwise to provide hookssaid hooks extending snugly through the respective perforations andbeing rearwardly bent along the flange portions so as to extend 13. In agoggle, a one piecesheet metal channel frame, the latter having aplurality of spaced elongated tongues, each of said tongues beingintegral with the back of the channel and each affording an opening insaid back extending longitudinally of the frame, said channel frame"having flanges continuous at said openings, the

' said openings being between the tongues and being spaced to afford alens retaining strap therebetween interconnecting said flanges, saidtongues projecting outwardly from the channel frame in the same generaldirection and having their ends bent away from each other to project inopposite directions, a nose piece having fixedly spaced flanges providedwith holes to receive said ends,

and said channel flanges being deformable at said openings to permit thesaid tongues to be moved toward. and away from each other to cause saidends to be received between said spaced nose piece flanges and then toenter said holes thereof and to project'through said holes so as to beadapted to be conveniently bent over the faces of the flanges remotefrom each other, said nose piece being of rigid material and the flangesthereof having end abutment with the back of the channel frame. 7

CHARLES J. HAAG.

